Mukesh Bhatt Reacts To Divya Khosla And Alia Bhatt's 'Savi-Jigra Controversy', 'For Publicity...'

Jigra, the 2024 action thriller starring Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina, underperformed at the box office. For the unversed, Jigra was released on October 11, 2025. Alia Bhatt, the protagonist of the action thriller, faced an unexpected setback due to the film’s underperformance. However, the film sparked controversy when actor-filmmaker, Divya Khosla accused the makers of copying her movie, Savi. Now, Alia Bhatt’s uncle, Mukesh Bhatt, has reacted to the controversy.

Mukesh Bhatt calls Divya Khosla's accusation a 'publicity stunt'

In a recent conversation with Lehren Retro, Mukesh Bhatt reacted to the Savi-Jigra controversy. He called Divya Khosla’s accusation a 'publicity stunt'. For the unversed, Savi, the 2024 action thriller starring Divya Khosla, Anil Kapoor and Harshvardhan Rane, was co-produced by Mukesh Bhatt. Mukesh shared that Divya’s claims were just to grab the media’s attention. Dismissing that Jigra was a copy of Divya Khosla’s film, Savi, Mukesh highlighted that Alia’s film actually drew inspiration from Mukesh Bhatt’s film, Gumrah. In fact, 1993 itself was influenced by Bangkok Hilton. He was quoted as saying:

"What Divya did for publicity, I don’t know about that. To get some attention in the media, you can create some controversy. Everyone needs publicity, and for publicity, you need some controversy."

Mukesh Bhatt strongly defends Bollywood actress, Alia Bhatt

In the same conversation, Mukesh strongly defended Bollywood actress, Alia Bhatt. He called her a 'major star'. He explained how a controversy gets sparked. He then mentioned that Alia isn’t someone who would copy someone else’s ideas as she is more intelligent. He was quoted as saying:

"Alia Bhatt is a major star. When you drag a bigger name into something, a controversy is bound to spark. But Alia isn’t someone who needs to steal ideas. She’s intelligent, sorted, and grounded. She would never stoop to such a level. I can vouch for that. Alia is too big for this. Usko yeh chichori harkat karne ki zarurat nahi hai."

What was Divya Khosla's accusation?

Divya Khosla claimed that Alia Bhatt’s action thriller, Jigra, has copied the plotline of her film, Savi. She highlighted that the jailbreak sequence in Jigra closely resembles Savi’s concept. She also alleged that the makers of Jigra faked the box office numbers by sharing a snap of an empty theatre.

For the unversed, Savi, the action thriller starring Divya Khosla, was inspired by the epic tale of Savitri and Satyavan and follows 'Savitri Sachdeva', a housewife who struggles to free her husband, 'Nakul Sachdeva', from a high-security foreign jail. While Alia’s Jigra narrates the tale of a sister and brother, where 'Satya' struggles to rescue her brother, 'Ankur', from a high-security foreign jail, who has been wrongly accused of a crime.

More about Divya Khosla and Alia Bhatt

Divya Khosla recently appeared in the film, Ek Chatur Naar. In the 2025 film, Divya played 'Mamta' and appeared opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh. Besides being an actress, Divya has also worked as a director in popular films like Yaariyan and Sanam Re. She has also produced many films, including Batla House, Marjaavan, Street Dancer 3D, Ludo, Yaariyan 2 and more. Coming to her personal life, Divya is married to popular film and music producer, Bhushan Kumar.

Alia Bhatt is preparing for her role in the film, Alpha. She also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War in the pipeline. In Love and War, she will be sharing screen with her husband, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal. She has given many hits to the industry, including RRR, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Raazi, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Dear Zindagi, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, and 2 States. Coming to her personal front, she is married to Bollywood star, Ranbir Kapoor. The couple has a daughter, Raha.

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